# He brought out the people

David did not bring out the people himself; he commanded his soldiers to bring them out. Alternate translation: "David commanded his soldiers to bring out the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# saws, iron picks, and axes

These are tools to cut wood or break up the ground.

# brick kilns

ovens where bricks are dried and hardened

# all the cities of the people of Ammon

This refers to the people in the cities. Alternate translation: "all the people of the cites of Ammon" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])